How I Define Success

     Success is a very flexible term. flexible meaning everyone's definition of success is different from one another. One person can think Success is getting a C on a paper, but another can think getting a B on a test is a failure. Due to media and society, a lot of people assume success is defined by what kind of car you drive, or what brand your purse is, or how much your house cost. you can have that stuff because of success, that does not nesassarily define success to me. The specifics might be intangible, but the core parts of success are pretty much the same. the way I define success is if  you are happy with your life, personal fullfilment, and defines success to me.

     alot of things can make people happy, some people need material things, like clothes, shoes, jewelry and for some people, its just the simple things, like making someone laugh, or hanging out with loved ones that can bring joy to your life. They say money doesn't buy you happiness, and in some cases, that can be true, and other it can be a little misleading. the point I am trying to make is if you have money or you don't if you yourself are happy with the way you are living, then that is success in its own way. if you are living in a basic house with your family working a decent job, and if you are happy, who is going to call you unsuccessful? that was like my family when I was a kid, and no one called my parents unsuccessful. If you are happy with what you have, and no matter how much  or how little you have, no one can tell you you are not successful.

     My Junior year of highschool, If found my self on the varsity football team. The year before I had a pretty good season on JV. In my head I thought I was all that, and that I would just take over a starting spot anddid not have to put in any work during the offseason, so the summer before my first varsityseason when we had our summer conditioning program, I would half ass all the workouts, all the running programs, and while my teammates were getting bigger and stronger, I was sitting there making no gains. when we put our pads on for the first time, I thought I was going to out hit everyone that I outhot my sophomore year, well tthey all got stronger then me, and for the whole season the only thing my ass was on was the bench. I had a meeting woth my coach the day after the season ended. He knew I was contemplating on whether I wanted to return. He also knew I put in no work that year and said If I wanted to get on the field so I was going to have to work for it. the next day I started busting my ass everyday in the weight room until thesummer conditioning came along. When it came to summer conditioning programs, I was up there with the big boys again, and I ended up back starting again. that moment I realized when all my hard work apid off, I knew I was successful. the point of my story was about self actualization, and that becuase I fullfilled my goals of being a starter, I became successful in my own mind.

I wanted to show you guys a video that motivates me when I'm unmotivated. This man Eric Thomas defines success very well, and if you need a pick me up, I suggest watching this video. You will not regret it.